Giffords at Democratic convention

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Chair of the Democratic National Committee Debbie Wasserman Schultz (L) and former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords embrace at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 6, 2012 on the final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). US President Barack Obama is expected to accept the nomination from the DNC to run for a second term as president. AFP PHOTO Mladen ANTONOV (Photo credit should read MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/GettyImages)